Monday, Oct. 28.

At Canada.com, we always try to bring you stories that are fun, quirky or weird that people will talk about with their friends and family. In that spirit, we have launched a daily Trend Report to be posted Monday through Thursday each week, covering some of the early stories of the day that are making headlines as well as some odd news from around the world.

Lou Reed, the legendary singer who revolutionized rock music with the Velvet Underground, died Sunday of liver disease after receiving a transplant earlier this year. He was 71 years old. Although the Velvet Underground and even Reed’s solo career were never commercially successful, they influenced a generation of musicians from David Bowie to the Talking Heads. Reed was also famously prickly toward the media, often refusing to answer dumb questions. Asked by one journalist how he stayed creative, Reed shot back, “How do I stay creative? I masturbate every day. OK?” RIP Lou Reed.

The BBC is accused of defaming Prince Harry for a joke about the royal snorting cocaine. On the satirical news show “Have I Got News For You” last week, a comedian was mocking the silly names of Prince George’s godparents, including Hugh Van Cutsem, when she said: “I presume that’s a nickname — as in Hugh van cuts ’em and Harry then snorts ’em.” This has led to calls for the BBC to apologize to Prince Harry, because someone who once showed up to a costume party dressed like a Nazi officer would obviously never show such poor judgement as to snort cocaine.

And finally, McDonald’s says it’s breaking up with Heinz ketchup because the company’s new boss used to be the head of Burger King. It’s not really clear how Burger King would possibly benefit in this situation, but McDonald’s is still severing a 40-year business relationship with Heinz over the matter. Can you imagine having McDonald’s french fries without Heinz ketchup? What’s next, eating a quarter-pounder without the instant guilt and shame?